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I am a volunteer Firefighter Paramedic, Swiftwater Rescue Technician Instructor, Basic Life Support Instructor, Advanced Cardiac Life Support Instructor and Pediatric Advanced Life Support Instructor, as well as a PADI Open Water Diver instructor, lifeguard, search and rescue specialist. I regularly teach for a health and safety consulting company specializing on industrial emergency response teams development. Feel free to contact me anytime. I am just an e-mail away from you!
Experience in the area
Volunteer for Fire Department's Special Operations Division, Team Leader and active member of an all-volunteer water rescue team and instructor for a training company. I am also a rescue specialist for our local Urban Search and Rescue Task Force.
Organizations
National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT), National Association for Search and Rescue (NASAR).
What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field?
I am now a third year medical student as well.
Average Ratings
Recent Reviews from Users
K = Knowledgeability C = Clarity of Response T = Timeliness P = Politeness| User | Date | K | C | T | P | Comments |
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| Morgan | 11/13/09 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | |
| Advent | 08/11/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thank you I will try to contact ..... |
| sean | 07/31/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thank you. I am following up on ..... |
| william | 07/08/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | thank you..im going to find more ..... |
| Mariela | 04/19/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thank you so much for your answer ..... |
Recent Answers from Gustavo E. Flores
2009-11-11 Getting started in the field:
Hi Morgan, There two ways to get involved in swiftwater and technical rescue in the US: paid or volunteer. In the US, the only paid rescue service happens to be the US Coast Guard. Firefighters are
2009-11-02 how to become a paramedic:
Hi Rochelle, Most EMT and paramedic schools will simply require you to finish high school. There are no particular electives required. But anything that helps you understand biology better may be a
2009-10-22 Degree or paramedic?:
Hi Kristopher, It all depends on where you want to go look for a job. Some systems are a combination of fire and EMS service. Others are purely one of them. Most fire departments will train its recruits
2009-09-21 Medical:
Hi, I am assuming that by "medical technician" you actually mean "emergency medical technician". If not, please clarify. I will assume the latter. EMTs can be either Basic, Intermediate or Paramedic
2009-07-30 Career change:
Hi! Here's the link to the Puerto Rico Fire Department: http://www.bomberos.gobierno.pr/ The following link provides the minimum requirements. Be advised that this is an old (2008) document. You
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